The Apple iPhone 5 is finally out, and some people are unsure of whether they should upgrade or not. While the device definitely has better hardware, many think these evolutionary changes aren’t worth the steep price. If you are going back and forth about trading in your iPhone 4S or your other smartphone, then read on and find out. This article will also compare the Samsung Galaxy S3, iPhone’s major competitor, with the iPhone 5 so that you know which one is best.

Lightning Interface

This is the major thing that users don’t like. Apple has been using a 32-pin connecter for the iPhone for years, and many official and third-party accessories rely on this connecter to interface with the iPhone. Apple has completely overhauled their interface with the Lightning connecter.

The Lightning connecter is much smaller than the 32-pin one, and it won’t work with many accessories. While there might be a Lightning to 32-pin adapter created at some point, it’s unsure if something like that can be made at this present time.

While the Lightning interface makes all of your accessories obsolete, it does have several advantages. This wire is much faster than the 32-pin one, and it requires less energy. It’s also able to power your iPhone 5 faster than the previous version.

Screen Size

The iPhone has remained consistent throughout its years. Some people think it has been too consistent because many cosmetic changes were relatively small and behind the times. For example, the iPhone 4S was one of the few smartphones with a screen under four inches that was taken seriously.

The iPhone 5 developers decided that it was time to increase the screen size. The iPhone finally has a four-inch screen, and the 326 pixels-per-inch (PPI) display looks amazing. If you loved watching movies and playing games, then you’re going to like it even more with the larger screen.

More RAM

The iPhone has also been behind with RAM. Most modern smartphones have between 1GB to 2GB worth of RAM, but the iPhone 4S only had 512MB. This is almost laughable considering all of the processes and apps that most people want to use with their iPhone. If you ever experienced lags, then this is one of the reasons.

Apple decided to modernize their smartphone by giving it 1GB of RAM. While this isn’t the most RAM, you will definitely feel the difference. Apps and processes run much smoother, and there are fewer lags when you are going from one thing to another.

Much Better Front Camera

Did you ever use the iPhone 4S for video conversations? If you did, then you probably saw just how bad the front camera was. It was only 0.3 megapixels. This usually caused the picture to look distorted, and the colors were typically dimmed.

The iPhone 5 has a much better front camera. The camera is 1.2 megapixels, and this makes conversations look nice and crisp. While there are still some pixels here and there because 1.2 megapixels isn’t the strong, this is one of the better front cameras on the market.

Samsung Galaxy S3 Vs iPhone 5

Is it worth getting the Galaxy S3, or is the iPhone 5 the clear winner? If you ever compared the Galaxy S3 and the iPhone 4S, then you probably saw that Samsung’s smartphone was much better. The battle is much harder between these two with the iPhone 5.

The iPhone 5 has better internal storage, but the Galaxy S3 has an SD card slot for expandable memory. The Galaxy S3 has a larger display, but the iPhone 5 has a better PPI. The differences between these are actually very slight in most categories, but there are two where they are drastically different.

The Samsung S3 has nearly double the CPU clock speed. This makes it easier to multitask and switch between different processes. The iPhone 5 is five times faster when it comes to downloading, and twice as fast with uploading.

Is it worth getting the iPhone 5 over the Samsung Galaxy S3? It really comes down to your preferences. If you like large screen and multitasking, then the Galaxy S3 is the winner. If you like a crisp display and really fast downloading, then the iPhone 5 is the winner.

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Katelyn is a tech blogger for Bit9.com domain controller Windows, writing on a variety of topics that help keep users running smoothly